Rail-joint.



No. 776.006. PATENTED ,Nov. 29. 1904. J. H; ALLEN.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED I'BBJZG, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

la/11225.40 WITNESSES; \NVENTOR ATTORNEY.

Srarns Patented November 29, 1904.

JOHN H. ALLEN, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE CONTINUOUSRAlL JOlN'l COMPANY OF AMERICA, AOORPORAJTION OF NEl V JERSEY.

RAM-JOINT.

SPECIFICATIONfOIming part of Letters Patent NO. 776,006, dated O bBI'29, 1904. Application filed February 26, 1904. Serial No. 195,396 (Nomodel.)

.To (107/ 7.1171/071'2/ if; rrbctg concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN Hi. ALLEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have in vented certain new and useful .lrnprovements inRail-Joints; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the, art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to numerals ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The objects of this invention are to secure greater rigidity, strength,and durability in a rail-joint and to secure other advantages andresults, some of which may be referred to hereinafter in connection withthe description of the working parts.

The invention consists in the improved railjoint, in the railconnections therefor, and in the arrangements and combinations of partsof the same, all substantially as will be hereinafter set forth, andfinally embraced in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which like numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts in each of the figures, Figure 1is an end elevation of one of the rails and the connecting-plates, andFig. 2 isa plan of the improved joint.

In the drawings 5 5 indicate the rails. 6 6 are the connecting-plates orangle-bars, disposed at opposite sides of said rail-s and held inconnection therewith by suitable bolts 7 in any ordinary manner, theupper parts of the said angle-bars 6 being of any usual constructionadapted to bear against the under side of the heads 51 of the rails andupon the top sides of the base-flanges 5.2 of said rails, thebearing-surfaces of said angle-bars against said heads and base-flangesbeing oppositely inclined, as indicated in Fig. 1, to enable the saidconnecting angle-bars to be wedged between said parts, and thus rigidlyand firmly holding said rail in alinenient, as will be understood.

At the lower outer edges of the approximately horizontal portions 61 ofthe angleposed near the opposite ends of the anglebars, so as to enablethe said bars and base plates to be splked to the ties, the space be- Itween which is bridged by the said bars and base-plates.

Underneath the base-flange of the rail are arranged. two overlappinghook-shaped baseplates 9 9 of peculiar construction, the outer ends ofwhich extend laterally beyond the flanges 52 of the rails and, are bentupward or are doubled to form longitudinal hooks, the metal in thehook-shaped parts being suitably thicker than the overlapping innerparts 92 of the said base-plates. \Vhen the overlapping parts 92 arebrought together, the said overlapping parts together will be of athickness about equal to the thickness of each of the outer parts 93.The overlapping parts are flat, so that one part can slide on the othertransversely of the rail without affecting the elevation of said railwith respect to. the ties on which it is supported. Said innor andthinner overlapping parts 92 are of a width a little greater than thewidth of the base-flange 52 of the rail, as shown, and the doubled partsare so disposed that the extensions 91 hook upon the toes 62 of theconnecting-rflates. The base-plates 9 extend beneath the rail and form abroad bearing for the ties and a firm seat for the rails. The hookedparts of said overlapping base-plates are Vertieally perforated, as at94, to receive the spikes (not shown) by which said parts are secured tothe ties.

In assembling the parts to form the joint the rail-connecting plates 6are bolted together and are brought to their bearings by screwing up thenuts of the bolt 7 in the usual manner, and then the base-plates aredriven home by a spiking-maul and afterward piked in place.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is- 1. Thecombination with the railway-rails, of connecting-plates bolted atopposite sides of said rails and having toes at their lower, outeredges, which extend laterally and downward to the level of the underside of the rail, of base-plates overlapping one another heneath therails and having their upper surfaces lie flush with the bottom of therail at points horizontally beyond the said bottom, the outer edges ofsaid base-plates being hooked over said toes at their outer parts,substan tially as set forth.

2. The combination with the rails, of connecting plates havinglongitudinal toes at their lower projecting edges, and hookedshapedbase-plates caught upon said toes and having overlapping, reduced fiatinner parts beneath the rail, substantially as set forth.

3. A connection for railway-rails comprising angle-bars having toes attheir lower longitudinal edges and base-plates having hooked outer partsto engage the toes, and horizontal parts to lie beneath the rails, thehooked parts being perforated to receive spikes for fastening saidbase-plates to the ties, substantially as set forth.

4. In a railway-joint, the combination with angle-bars having toesextending from end to end thereof, of base-plates extending underneaththe rail and at their outer edges having hooked parts engaging the toesfrom end to end thereof, substantially as set forth.

5. In a railway-joint, the combination with the angle-bars having toesextending from end to end thereof, of base-plates extending underneaththe rail and at their outer edges having hooked parts engaging the ,toesfrom end to end thereof, said base-plate being perforated and the toescorrespondingly notched to enable spikes to be'driven through saidparts.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this11th day of February, 1904.

JOHN H. ALLEN. Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, C. B. PITNEY.

